Russian President Vladimir Putin has described the 1915 Armenian massacres in Ottoman Turkey as genocide ahead of his participation in Friday's official ceremonies in Yerevan to mark the 100th anniversary of the tragedy.
"April 24, 1915 is a sad date connected with one of the most appalling and dramatic events in the history of humankind: the genocide of the Armenian people," Putin said Wednesday in a written message to participants of an event in Moscow dedicated to the genocide centennial.
"One century on, we bow our heads in memory of all victims of this tragedy which our country has always perceived as its own pain and calamity," he said.
Armenian News
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